Job overview Join us at Abingdon Hospital on Saturday 25th January between 10am and 1pm for our Triage Nurse and SPA Clinicians Recruitment Day.During the event, you'll have the opportunity to meet our team and learn more about the services and roles available.Book your space - Main duties of the job Join our new District Nurse Triage DeskBand 5 & 6 Nurse roles available.The DN Duty Desk has been set up to provide a telephone triage service to our patients to ensure that all their care needs are holistically assessed in order to sign post to the correct services and mobilise a visiting assessor within a timely way.
Working for our organisation Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the "candidate guide to making an application" which is attached to all roles.
Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing.
These include: Excellent opportunities for career progressionIndividual and Trust wide learning and development27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceNHS DiscountPension schemeLease car schemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeMental Health First AidersStaff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)Staff networking and support groups Detailed job description and main responsibilities Our bases are Abingdon Community hospital and we will consider candidates wishing to work in Fiennes, Banbury.The services currently operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with core hours of 08.00-18.30.Shift patterns are 08.00-16.00, 10.30-18.30 or 08.00-18.30.
Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Registered with NMCNursing Degree Desirable criteria District Nurse experience Experience Essential criteria Triage experience Desirable criteria DN experience Essential Essential criteria IT Literate and use of IT systemsBe able to travel to Abingdon or Banbury base Desirable criteria Experience of EMIS All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study.
Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential.
All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research.
Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site.
The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing